Finally a return to the original Pixar we used to love. Inside Out is extremely clever, maybe sometimes to a fault, but also as heartwarming and moving as Pixar gets. I have not been a fan of some of their recent films: Brave, Cars 2, and Monsters University. I'm happy to finally see an original film again (even if it is reminiscent of Herman's Head or Cranium Command). The voice casting was impeccable for the film, with Amy Poehler as the perfect 'Joy', Bill Hader as a hilarious 'Fear', Lewis Black as the fitting 'Anger', Phyllis Smith as 'Sadness', and my favorite, 'Disgust' played by Mindy Kaling. It's like a SNL/The Office crossover with this cast, and it couldn't have been done any better. My favorite things about the film are how it attempts to explain how the mind works in both grand and small fashion with clever and unique concepts. Everything from how we get a commercial jingle stuck in our head to how we grow and mature from an adolescent with simple reactionary emotional responses to an adult with a more nuanced emotional outlook. A beautiful movie, let's just hope they don't go and make a sequel.

3.5 Stars (out of 5)